# Useless Toronto cops defend decision to let mansion invasion suspect walk out of hospital with gunshot wound even though they realized he was likely involved

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/useless-toronto-cops-defend-decision-to-let-mansion-invasion-suspect-walk-out-of-hospital-with-gunshot-wound-even-though-they-realized-he-was-likely-involved/
- Published: 2026-11-03T17:51:17+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T18:03:38+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16262007/Toronto-cops-defend-decision-let-mansion-invasion-suspect-walk-realized-likely-involved.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Health, Medicine, World

## Key points

- A suspected home-invasion participant left hospital with a gunshot wound.
- Toronto police say they lacked grounds to arrest him at the time.
- Richards is now wanted on a Canada-wide warrant.

## Summary

Three armed intruders allegedly forced their way into a Toronto home, demanded valuables and injured four adults. Police are facing questions after a 23-year-old man they now suspect in the attack left hospital with a gunshot wound without being arrested.

Police Chief Myron Demkiw said officers lacked evidence at the time to detain Daijohn Richards, who is now wanted on a Canada-wide warrant. Police believe an accomplice may have shot him during the incident; the other two suspects have not been identified. The injured family members include a 75-year-old man, his 64-year-old wife and their daughters, aged 26 and 28.

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